empty-headed

[ emp-tee-hed-id ]
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adjective
  1. lacking intelligence or knowledge; foolish; brainless.

Origin of empty-headed

1
First recorded in 1640–50

Other words from empty-headed

  • emp·ty-head·ed·ness, noun

Words Nearby empty-headed

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How to use empty-headed in a sentence

  • As it is, I don't see what that empty-headed girl's got to keep a man with.

    The Boy with Wings | Berta Ruck

British Dictionary definitions for empty-headed

empty-headed

adjective
  1. lacking intelligence or sense; frivolous

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